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Women’s Football News: WSL, Champions League, USWNT and the Growth of the Game

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WSL

How the WSL Works: 12 Clubs and One Way Up

Twelve clubs, one relegation place, a promotion playoff path from WSL2 and a league now run by its own company. The structure of England's top flight, plainly explained.

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WSL

WSL Record Crowds: How Attendances Exploded

From 2,000-strong crowds at neutral grounds to 60,000 at the Emirates. How the WSL turned big-match attendances from a curiosity into a habit.

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WSL

WSL on TV: What the Sky and BBC Deal Changed

The 2021 broadcast deal put the league in millions of homes; the 2024 renewal made it richer still. What the cameras paid for, and what it bought.

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WSL

Chelsea's Six Straight WSL Titles, Explained

Six titles in a row, an unbeaten season, and a coaching handover from Emma Hayes to Sonia Bompastor that changed nothing. How Chelsea built a machine.

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WSL

Arsenal vs Spurs: The Women's North London Derby

Record crowds at the Emirates and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a rivalry that crossed over from the men's game and grew its own identity.

By the numbers
91,553Record crowd — Camp Nou, 2022
87,192Euro 2022 final at Wembley
4World Cups won by the USWNT
$1.1mFirst million-dollar transfer, 2025

League tables, updated hourly

Where the WSL and NWSL stand right now. Data refreshes every hour; the full guides live in the sections below.

WSL 2026

#TeamPldWDLGDPts
1Manchester City66001118
2Chelsea65101516
3London City Lionesses65011115
4Tottenham Hotspur6312410
5Manchester United6312-210
6Everton6303-19
7Liverpool621327
8Arsenal6132-26
9West Ham United6204-56
10Aston Villa6132-66

NWSL 2026

#TeamPldWDLGDPts
1Gotham FC2816751355
2San Diego Wave FC2817381354
3Washington Spirit2816481452
4Kansas City Current2814591247
5Angel City FC2813781746
6Utah Royals2814410746
7Portland Thorns FC271278643
8North Carolina Courage28133121042
9Seattle Reign FC2712411140
10Denver Summit FC2810810738

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